Epson Expression 1640XL- Graphics Arts User Manual

Color Graphics Scanner

User’s Guide

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Welcome 1

About Your Scanner 1 About Your Software 2 System Requirements 3

Windows 3 Macintosh 4

Getting More Information 5

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 6

Reading the Reference Guide 7

Opening the Reference Guide 7

Using the Reference Guide 7 Viewing the Photoshop Elements Manuals 8 Registering 8

Chapter 1 Using a SCSI Connection 9

Using a SCSI Connection to the Scanner 10

SCSI Cables 10

Connecting to a SCSI Interface 10

Chapter 2 How To Scan 13

Placing Your Original Document 14 Using EPSON Scan 15

Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode 15

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Home Mode 16

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Office Mode 19

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Professional Mode 21

Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window 25

Contents iii

Scanning Tips 26

Selecting Resolution 26

Recommended Settings 27

Scaling (Resizing) Images 27

Scanning Color Images 28 Using the a Start Button 28

Setting Up the a Start Button 29

Chapter 3 Using Optional Equipment 33

Transparency Unit 33

Unpacking the Transparency Unit 34

Removing the Shipping Screws 35

Installing the Transparency Unit 35

Using the Film Guides 37

Scanning Reflective Documents 44

Adjusting the Transparency Guide Scanning Angle 45 Automatic Document Feeder 45

Unpacking the Automatic Document Feeder 45

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 46

Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder 48

Fixing Paper Jams 51 IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card 52

Installing the Card in Your Scanner 53

Chapter 4 Scanner Maintenance 55

Transporting the Scanner 55 Transporting the Transparency Unit 56 Cleaning the Scanner 57

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Chapter 5 Solving Problems 59

Lights and Buttons 60 Problems and Solutions 62

Setup Problems 62

Scanner Problems 63

Software Problems 65

Scanning Problems 66 Uninstalling and Reinstalling EPSON Scan 70 Where To Get Help 71

EPSON Technical Support 71

Software Technical Support 72

Appendix A

Specifications 73

Appendix B Notices 79

Important Safety Instructions 80 ENERGY STAR Compliance 80 Declaration of Conformity 81 FCC Compliance Statement 81 Warranty 82

Index 85

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Welcome

The EPSON Expression® 1640XL is a 42-bit color, large-format professional scanner designed to meet the needs of graphic arts professionals and business graphics users. Using the EPSON® ColorTrue® II Imaging System, it reproduces images with amazingly accurate detail and color. Your scanner

can achieve up to 1600 × 3200 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s proprietary Micro Step Drive™ technology, and is one of the fastest scanners in its class.

About Your Scanner

Your EPSON Expression 1640XL scanner comes with these features:

■ Superior image quality with remarkable 1600 × 3200 dpi hardware resolution

■ 42-bit color and 3.6 Dmax optical density

■ a Start button for easy, automated scanning

■ Fully automatic and manual focusing control

■ USB and SCSI 2 interfaces standard, and IEEE 1394 FireWire

■ Optional transparency unit, automatic document feeder, and IEEE 1394

optional

FireWire scanner interface card

About Your Software

The EPSON Expression 1640XL scanner includes these leading-edge applications for professional-quality scans:

EPSON Scan

Exclusive professional-quality scanner driver with powerful features for controlling every aspect of your scan.

Adobe® Photoshop® Elements

Edit your photos with this version of the ultimate imaging application. Add special effects, overlay titles and captions, restore old photos, and add many other creative enhancements to your photographs. For installation instructions, insert the CD-ROM and follow the on-screen instructions.

ArcSoft® Suite

The ArcSoft Suite consists of the following imaging applications:

■ ArcSoft Panorama Maker

™

seamlessly combines horizontal, vertical or tiled sets of images to create gorgeous panoramic photos.

■ ArcSoft PhotoBase

™

is a complete multimedia management application for Windows® and Macintosh.® It includes such functions as multimedia previewing, image archiving, batch image processing and full file detailing.

■ ArcSoft PhotoStudio

combines simplicity with several features found in high-end graphics programs so that all users, expert and novice, can have the most rewarding digital image editing experience.

MonacoEZcolor™

Simplify the process of color management by creating customized color profiles for your scanner, monitor, and printer with this easy-to-use ICC profiling tool.

2 About Your Software

LaserSoft® SilverFast® (1640XL Graphic Arts Edition only)

Professional color scanning software for use with Adobe Photoshop. This high-end scanning program uses artificial intelligence to produce the finest images available from your scanner. By matching the prescan to the final scanned image, SilverFast ensures accurate, high quality scans. SilverFast also features global and selective color correction, unsharp masking, descreening, and scan to RGB, CMYK, or CIE Lab color spaces.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for Windows and Macintosh are listed below. For optimum performance, a faster processor and more memory are recommended. If you’re scanning high resolution images, you need more than the minimum available hard disk space.

Color and tone reproduction are subject to the display capability of your computer system, including the video card, monitor, and software. See the documentation for these products for details.

Windows

■ An IBM

■ USB: preinstalled Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP

■ SCSI: preinstalled Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP

■ FireWire IEEE 1394: preinstalled Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP and an

■ 32MB RAM (64MB RAM recommended), 64MB RAM (128 MB RAM recommended) for

Windows XP

■ 50MB available hard disk space (350MB if all the included software applications are installed)

■ CD-ROM drive

■ VGA color monitor with 640 × 480 resolution (a color monitor with a resolution of 800 × 600 or

higher recommended)

■ 8-bit 256-color display adapter card (24-bit display adapter card with millions of colors

recommended)

-compatible PC with a Pentium® processor with one of these operating systems:

OHCI-compatible port or card

Macintosh

■ An Apple

■ USB: Macintosh OS X 10.1.4 to 10.2.x, or OS 8.6 to 9.x.

■ SCSI: Macintosh OS X 10.1.4 to 10.2.x, or OS 8.6 to 9.x.

■ FireWire: Macintosh OS X 10.1.4 to 10.2.x, or OS 8.6 to 9.x with FireWire Update 2.1.

■ Macintosh standard (built-in) SCSI or compatible PCI SCSI/SCSI 2 card, or USB interface; for

Power Macintosh with one of these operating systems:

Check the Apple web site for any updates for your operating system.

IEEE 1394 FireWire connections, either a built-in IEEE 1394 FireWire port or an IEEE 1394 FireWire PCI card

■ 32MB RAM (64MB RAM recommended)

■ 50MB available hard disk space

■ CD-ROM drive

■ VGA color monitor with 640 × 480 screen resolution (a color monitor with a resolution of

800 × 600 or higher recommended)

■ 8-bit 256-color display adapter card (24-bit display adapter card with millions of colors

recommended)

EPSON Scan supports the Apple ColorSync

™

2.0 color management system and QuickTime.™ These

extensions are automatically installed during the EPSON Scan installation.

4 System Requirements

Getting More Information

There are several ways to learn more about your EPSON Expression 1640XL. In addition to the printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals are available on your computer and CD-ROMs. Here’s where to look for help:

■ EPSON Expression 1640XL Reference Guide

Provides information about scanner maintenance and troubleshooting tips. You must have a web browser (Netscape Navigator® or Microsoft® Internet Explorer, versions 4.0 or later, or Safari™ version 1.0 or later) on your computer to read this guide. See page 7 for instructions on viewing the Reference Guide.

■ On-Screen Help

Most of the applications that come with the scanner include on-screen help. For EPSON Scan, just click a Help button or select Help from the menu.

■ Electronic Documents

Several of the applications that came with your scanner include electronic manuals in Adobe Acrobat® PDF format. The manuals can usually be accessed from the Start menu or product folders. See page 8 for instructions on locating and viewing your Acrobat manuals.

If none of these sources answer your questions, please see “Where To Get Help” on page 71.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read your documentation:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your scanner.

Tips contain additional hints for great scanning.

6 Getting More Information

Reading the Reference Guide

The electronic EPSON Expression 1640XL Reference Guide is on your EPSON Expression 1640XL Scanner Software CD-ROM. You need to install it on your hard drive to view it. See the Start Here poster for installation instructions.

Opening the Reference Guide

To open the Reference Guide in Windows or Macintosh, do the following:

■ Double-click the Exp1640XL Reference Guide icon on your desktop.

Using the Reference Guide

To use the Reference Guide, click topics on the left to expand the contents. Then click the subtopic you want to view.

Click a topic to expand its contents

Expanded contents list

Viewing the Photoshop Elements Manuals

To view your electronic manual for Photoshop Elements, or any other PDF manuals, you’ll use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If Acrobat Reader is not already installed on your computer, you can install it from the Photoshop Elements CD.

To learn about Acrobat Reader, do one of the following:

■ For Windows, select Reader Guide from the Acrobat Reader Help menu.

■ For Macintosh, select Reader Guide from the Acrobat Reader Help menu. Then

browse to Help\Enu\Reader.pdf.

To open the Photoshop Elements PDF manual, do the following:

1. Insert your Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM.

2. For Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop (for Windows XP, click Start, My Computer), then right-click the Elements CD-ROM icon and click Explore. Double-click the English folder, then double-click the User Guide or Quick Reference Guide icon.

For Macintosh, double-click the Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM icon on your desktop, double-click the English folder, then double-click the User

Guide.pdf

or Quick Reference Guide.pdf icon.

Your other software applications may also include PDF manuals. Check the program’s folder after you install the software or check its CD-ROM.

Registering

Please take a minute to complete the electronic registration form when you install your scanner software. Registering enables you to receive special information on options, new products, and software upgrades.

For registration instructions, see the installation procedure for Windows or Macintosh on the Start Here poster.

8 Viewing the Photoshop Elements Manuals

Chapter 1

Using a SCSI Connection

To connect the scanner to a computer using a SCSI interface, follow the instructions in this chapter.

Using a SCSI Connection 9

Using a SCSI Connection to the Scanner

SCSI Cables

You can connect the scanner to the computer with a SCSI 2 cable not more than

19.7 feet (6 meters) long. If you’re connecting multiple SCSI devices, the total length

of the SCSI bus (cables) should not exceed 9.8 feet (3 meters).

Connecting to a SCSI Interface

Before you connect the scanner, you must have an ASPI-compliant SCSI 2 interface board installed in your computer (Adaptec® SCSI 2 interface boards are recommended).

Adaptec Power Domain 2940UW and 2940U2W SCSI boards for the Macintosh are designed for hard drives and are not compatible with scanners.

If you purchased a SCSI board as an option for the computer, follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install both the board and its driver.

You may also need to change the scanner’s SCSI ID setting before you connect it to your computer. If you have another SCSI device that uses SCSI ID 2, turn the scanner off and turn the SCSI ID dial on the back of the scanner to a new number.

Choose a number that doesn’t conflict with the ID number of other SCSI devices. Don’t use SCSI ID 0, 1, or 7. If your Macintosh has a built-in CD-ROM, don’t use SCSI ID 3.

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SCSI ID dial

Follow these steps to connect the scanner to a SCSI interface:

1. Make sure the scanner and computer are turned off. (The scanner is off when the P

OPERATE button is out and the ERROR and READY lights are off.)

Do not connect the scanner to the computer while either is turned on, or the scanner could be damaged.

2. Squeeze the lock releases on the lock connector end of the SCSI cable, and then plug the cable into either SCSI connector on the back of the scanner. The cable is secure when both connector locks snap in.

3. Connect the pin end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the computer, or to another SCSI device in the chain. Tighten the screws to secure the cable.

Don’t use an external terminator.

4. Locate the SCSI terminator switch at the rear of the scanner.

If the scanner is the only SCSI device, or if it’s the last device in a SCSI chain, leave the terminator switch turned ON.

If you’ve connected the scanner in the

Terminator switch

middle of a SCSI chain, turn the terminator switch OFF.

5. Plug in the power cables for the computer, scanner, and other external SCSI devices.

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Chapter 2

How To Scan

This chapter gives you an overview of the scanning process and some tips for getting the best scan. It also includes step-by-step instructions for scanning with EPSON Scan.

Follow the instructions here for:

■ Placing your document on the scanner’s document table

■ Starting EPSON Scan

■ Scanning with each of the three scanning modes

■ Using the Preview window to select the area of your image that you want to scan

■ Selecting resolution, resizing images, and scanning color images

■ Setting up the scanner’s a Start button

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Placing Your Original Document

This section explains how to position a photo or single-page document for scanning.

If you’re scanning film or slides, see “Using the Film Guides” on page 37 for instructions on placing your transparencies (you must have the transparency unit installed). If you’re scanning a multi-page document using the optional automatic document feeder, see “Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder” on page 48.

You can order the transparency unit and automatic document feeder from EPSON. See Chapter 3 for ordering information.

1. Raise the scanner cover and place your document face down on the document table.

2. Align it with the scales along the upper right corner of the document table.

3. Close the document cover slowly. Be careful not to move the document.

Using EPSON Scan

EPSON Scan provides three scanning modes to give you progressive levels of control over your scanned image:

■ Home Mode: Makes scanning quick and easy. It includes a simple interface,

automatic image adjustments, and preset configurations for various types of scans.

■ Office Mode: Includes a basic interface with practical scan settings designed for

documents. Choose either this mode or Professional Mode to scan multi-page documents on the optional automatic document feeder (see page 45). You cannot use this mode to scan film or slides, and it is not recommended for photos.

■ Professional Mode: Lets you manually configure advanced image settings,

including the histogram setting, tone, color depth, balance, saturation, brightness, and contrast.

Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode

You can use the import or acquire function of a TWAIN-compliant application such as Adobe Photoshop to scan images directly into your application. Or you can scan to your hard drive by starting EPSON Scan from the Windows Start menu, or the Macintosh Apple menu or Applications folder. You would then open the file in another application to print it or modify it for the screen or World Wide Web.

Follow these steps to start EPSON Scan and choose a scanning mode:

1. Choose the

Expression 1640XL

■ In Windows, click Start > Programs or All Programs > EPSON Scan >

EPSON Scan

■ In Mac

Import (or Acquire) option in your application and choose EPSON

, or open EPSON Scan as follows:

OS X, double-click the EPSON Scan icon in your Applications

folder.

■ In Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, click EPSON Scan in the Apple menu.

If you have multiple scanners installed, you are prompted to choose your scanner. Click EPSON Expression 1640XL and click OK.

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2. Choose a mode from the Mode list at the top of the EPSON Scan dialog box.

If you choose

Home Mode, a preview scan opens

automatically. (This is the default. If you don’t want an automatic preview, deselect Auto Preview on the EPSON Scan dialog box.)

3. Continue with the instructions for your mode:

■ “Scanning With EPSON Scan in Home Mode” below

■ “Scanning With EPSON Scan in Office Mode” on page 19

■ “Scanning With EPSON Scan in Professional Mode” on page 21

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Home Mode

1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Home Mode from the Mode menu (see page 15). You see this dialog box:

Select Home Mode

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2. If you don’t see an automatic preview of your scan, click Preview.

3. Click the Auto Detect button in the Preview window to automatically select your entire photo or document, or click and drag to create a scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see page 25.

If the scanned image in the Preview window has a blue box around it, you’re previewing in thumbnail mode and won’t be able to create a marquee. Click the arrow beside the Preview button in the EPSON Scan dialog box and select Normal from the pull-down menu. Then click the Preview button to preview in normal mode.

4. Choose a document type from the Document Type list.

If you’re scanning film, choose Color Negative Film, B&W Negative Film, or Positive Film. If you’re scanning slides, choose Positive Film.

5. Choose an Image Type:

■ Color for color photos or documents with color

■ Grayscale for black-and-white photos or documents with grayscale images

■ Black&White for plain text documents

6. Choose a Destination setting:

■ Printer if you’re printing the image

■ Screen/Web if you will only view your image on the screen

■ Other if you’re shrinking or enlarging your image. Then choose the target size

for your final scanned image.

7. Select a target size if you want to specify any size other than that of the original document.

8. Adjust the Brightness and Contrast settings, if necessary.

9. If you’re scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce the moiré patterns in the image.

10. Click Scan.

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■ If you’re scanning from an application, the image opens in your application

window. Click

■ If you’re scanning to your hard drive, you

Close to close the EPSON Scan window.

see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix field, then choose an image type and click OK. (For more details, see the EPSON Scan on-screen Help.)

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Scanning With EPSON Scan in Office Mode

1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Office Mode from the Mode menu (see page 15). You see this dialog box:

Select Office Mode

2. Click Preview to see a preview of your scan.

3. Click the Auto Detect button in the Preview window to automatically select your entire document, or click and drag in the Preview window to create a scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see page 25.

4. Choose an Image Type:

■ Color for documents with color

■ Grayscale for documents with grayscale images

■ Black&White for plain text documents and line art illustrations

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5. Choose the Document Source:

■ Document Table for documents placed on the scanner’s document table (See

page 14.)

■ ADF for documents loaded in the optional automatic document feeder (You

must have the automatic document feeder installed to see this option; see page 45.)

■ Auto Detect to allow the scanner to automatically detect whether your

document is on the document table or loaded in the automatic document feeder (You must have the automatic document feeder installed to see this option; see page 45.)

6. Select the Size of your document, or select Auto Detect in the Size list to let the scanner automatically detect the document size.

The Orientation option is not functional for the Expression 1640XL.

7. Make any of these adjustments, as necessary:

■ Select a resolution

■ Adjust the Brightness and Contrast settings for your image

■ If you’re scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce the

moiré patterns in the image

■ To sharpen the image, select Unsharp Mask Filter

8. Click Scan.

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■ If you’re scanning from an application,

the image opens in your application window. Click

Close to close the EPSON

Scan window.

■ If you’re scanning to your hard drive, you

see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix field, then choose an image type. (For more details, see the EPSON Scan on-screen Help.)

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Professional Mode

1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Professional Mode from the Mode menu (see page 15). You see this dialog box:

Select Professional Mode

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2. Click Preview to see a preview of your scan.

4. Choose the Document Type:

■ Reflective for a photo or printed document

■ Transparency for film or slides (You must have the transparency unit

installed to see this option; see page 33.) If you choose this option, go to step 6.

The Document Type you select determines which options appear in the EPSON Scan dialog box.

5. If you chose Reflective as the Document Type, do the following:

■ Choose the Document Source: Document Table, or ADF for documents

loaded in the optional automatic document feeder (see page 45).

■ Choose the Auto Exposure Type: Photo to optimize exposure for photos, or

Document to optimize exposure for printed material.

6. If you chose Transparency as the Document Type, choose the Film Type:

Positive Film (for slides and some film), Color Negative Film, or B&W Negative Film

7. Either click Scan to complete your scan, or continue with the instructions in the next section to fine-tune it.

22 Using EPSON Scan

Using Professional Mode To Customize Your Scan

1. Choose a color depth setting from the Image Type menu:

■ 48-bit Color ■ 16-bit Grayscale

■ 24-bit Color ■ 8-bit Grayscale

■ Color Smoothing ■ Halftone

■ Black & White

Even though you can choose 48-bit color depth as an option, the Expression 1640XL can produce a maximum color depth of 42 bits.

Click to see more options, then choose Best or Draft for the Scanning Quality setting.

2. Choose a resolution setting (50 to 12800 dpi).

3. If you want to specify a Target Size for your scanned image other than the original size, select a size from the pull-down menu. You can also click to see more options, then type in the width and height, or scale the image with a percentage. If Trimming is set to On, your image is cropped to fit your specified size. If it is Off, your image is sized to fit your specified size as closely as possible.

4. Use the Adjustment settings to modify your image as necessary. (You may have to use the scroll bar to see these options.)

Auto Adjust – Click this button to let the software detect and analyze the image with the document settings you’ve specified to determine the optimum settings for your scan.

Histogram Adjustment – Click this button to adjust the highlight, shadow, and gamma input levels.

Tone Correction – Click this button to choose a preset tone curve for specific effects or to change the tone curve manually.

Image Adjustment – Click this button to adjust the color balance, saturation, brightness, and contrast settings.

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